Kutaisi Monasteries and Cave Day
Bagrati Gelati Motsameta and Prometheus Cave in one day.
- days
- 1 / 0 nights
- Total distance
- 85 km
- Total driving
- 02:30
- Car needed
- Economy class
- Season
- All year
- Difficulty
- Easy
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A compact cultural and nature day from Kutaisi with four logically grouped stops.
Day-by-day plan
Kutaisi → Bagrati → Gelati → Motsameta → Prometheus Cave → Kutaisi.
Stops on this route
Bagrati Cathedral and central Kutaisi
Bagrat III's cathedral of 1003 on Ukimerioni Hill, blown up by an Ottoman garrison and controversially rebuilt, above the old heart of Kutaisi.
3 h
Gelati Monastery
David the Builder's monastery and academy above Kutaisi: a gold 12th-century mosaic, a royal burial ground, and the king himself under the gate.
2 h
Motsameta Monastery
A cliff-top monastery in a bend of the Tskaltsitela gorge, where pilgrims stoop beneath the relics of two 8th-century martyrs.
1 h
Prometheus Cave
Six lit halls in the Imereti karst, found in 1984, guarded through the lean years by one villager, and, for a few lari more, left by boat on a hidden lake.
2 hTips
- Check cave admission times.
- Allow an unhurried visit at Gelati and Motsameta.
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Pickup locations
Car Rental in Kutaisi — 1 km (straight line)
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